Pulverizer and leveler.



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T. V. BARNARD.

PULVEBIZER AND LEVELER.

APPLICATION rum) rm. 6,1908.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

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UNITED sures THERIDES V. BARNABD, OF SCHALIJEP, IOWA,

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The ,present inmention has reference to combined pulveriaers and levelers, and it a m ne ll to P B an w i -1y simple, ,dt rab e effioient apparatus of that nature including a plurality of sets of difierent round-treatjng implements, which are {oapa 1e of adjustment and operation independently of each other. A

More especially, the invention resides the, provision of a parat ls of the ,above P 1 d t re Wh th gmundwtmting implement are ea n d y rode-hers er rang d transv rsely of the frame f h apparatus, s ts of w or mo as pret r h s m of w b s t ha ing YQt Qonnection with e fl a ng od Wh C ikewise ha a p v tal c nn i n with an Opera ing lever ulerumed a its lowe en apes P s t at ra y Leno th a ja en l ngitudmal s ll, whereby movement of any one of the levers will effect a partial rotation of the. seyeral rook-bars eonnected therei h, SO a to d u t the in in ti n of t g nn treatip implem nt with which-said are are prom ed.

f The invention further resides in the attachment to each iofkt he several. sills of. a .leee n l se not p ng name-eac 91 which is pr vid d wi h an int gral hearing sleeve projecti, laterally therefrom, the plates upon one sil being so arranged with respect to those of the other sillsIthat the ea ng slee s of co r p nd ng plates alin with. each t thus p rmi ing t e passag o he ock -b rs th r through The invention still fnrthr resides inthe proyisi n tween he een ral of sills of an elevated track upon which a wheeled carriage is ada ted to travel, the occupant of the seat of t ecarria e shifting the latter a wi l, t ring himse into a convenient P0 time for ope ating my on of th ehoyem ntioned let ers.

in its simplest orm. Fig. 2 .is a side eleva-.

,tion thereof. ,3 is a plan View of a duplex ;p111verizerandler/e1er embodying the int n n- Beferring more particularly to the drawings, the frame of the apparatus is vshown as comprising a plurality of parallel longitndinal sills 5 arranged in spaced relathan t e each other, eaeh ,sjill being secur thereto a series of metal plates 6 whose flanged 11 per ends rest upon the upper faces of thesill s The body ortion of each plate, wh eh' d nds ele th u der f e of the eorresponding sill is: ,rdvfided with a tubular be t n e e 7 i h i formed nt r fih w h i -ad i spose atl i angles thereto and to the sill. The pla es and t e r sleeves 01, each' sill'are positioned Pe Q ly p te these 1 t e other s l o h the eeyeson each row of plates (1 6 rows being fo med by h above d scribed e m ee en of th pla f rm s rp e b a g f metalrockbar whioh i'js'dispofsed transversely of the frame, asshown. The severalroekm an f mi -bins 9 Whidh ten oes openings formed the sleeves and throu h registering transverse slots formed in t] e rock-bars? The front pair of rook-bars 8 and 8 carry ground treating implements '10 and 1:0 the form of rearwardly and downwardly inclined blades, i -S shown in Fig. 2, the laterall bent upper ends of the bladesheing secure to the 1 under face of the rock-bars, (which are prefgerably formed of angle-iron), by means of holts'or rivets; Thecentral pair of rook-bars ll and '11 Carry similarly-inclined blades 12 and lZ Whi hhOWeVer, are angular shape, the lower portion of each blade 12, moreover, being bent to one side of the upper portion bars are against end wise movement 15] th w le h o a h blade 12 s bent to the other side, as shown in Fig. 1. 'The three rear rock-bars 13, 13 and 13, carry respectively, levelmg' plates 14 'and14, and raketeetli'15, the blades 12 and 12 and -plates' l land 14 being bolted to the correset, the central pair 11 and 11, the second set, and the three remaining bars 13, 13 and 13, the third set. leach set is intended to be actuated separately, and the position of the ground-treating implements carried thereby adjusted independently of those of the other sets, to suit the implements of each set to the particular character of the ground operated upon, or for various other reasons. '10 this end, the right-hand member of the central pair of sills has pivoted thereto the lower ends of three levers 16, 16 and 16 which control the movement, respectively, of the front, central, and rear sets of bars. Above their first-mentioned pivot points, the levers have pivotal connections With floating rods or links 17, 17 and 17 adjacent the rear ends of the latter, said rods being arranged parallel with the above-mentioned sill and in alinement with each other. These rods are pivotally connected with the upper ends of straps 18 whose lower ends are rigidly secured to the adjacent rock-bars; thus, the rod 17 is connected with the bars 8 and 8, the rod 17 with the bars 11 and 11 and the rod 17 with the bars 13, 13 and 13 Each lever carries a spring pressed dog 19 adapted in its normal position, for engagement in one of the openings formed in a vertical rack 20,

secured to the adjacent floating rod, by reason of which construction it will be apparent that the movement of any one of the operating levers in one direction or the other, will effect a rocking movement simultaneously of the bars with which it is connected through the medium of the corresponding floating rod, With a resultant variation in the position of the ground-treating implements carried by said bars, the rocking movement of the bars being limited by the length of the slots formed therein and above referred to.

The members of the central pair of sills are connected with the adjacent end sills by means of braces 21, while to said central sills are further secured the outer ends of braces 22 whose inner ends support a platform 23 disposed parallel with and intermediate said sills, as shown in Fig. 1. To the upper face of said platform is attached a longitudinal track 24 upon which travels a carriage 25 comprising a pedestal and a seat mounted upon the upper end thereof, the base of the pedestal having secured thereto pair of rollersl or wheels 26 which run along the track ra1 s. I

l'he front end of each sill 5 has secured thereto one end of a short chain 27 whose other end is attached to a ring 28 to which the draft animals are hitched.

The duplex machine shownin Fig. 3 comprises a pair of sections A and B both of which are identical in the main with the single section shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the rods being located to the right of the center of the right hand section B and to the left of the center of the left hand section A. These sections are joined together by means of pairs of diagonally-disposed linked braces 29 and 30, the front ends of each pair of braces being attached to the hitching ring 28 of one section, while their rear ends are attached to the front and rear ends of the adjacent sill 5 of the other section. The mutually-adjacent ends of the front and rear rock-bars 8 and 13 of the two sections are likewise connected together by links 31 and 32, each of which carries a pair of eye-bolts 33 set into the ends of said rock-bars. In this form of the invention, the carriage shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is replaced by a double carriage 25 which has a length sufficient to extend from the platform 23 of one section to the platform 23 of the other section, said carriage being provided at each end with a depending pedestal whose rollers travel along the rails of the tracks 24 and 24. It is, therefore, possible for the occupant of the seat to shift the carriage in either direction upon the track, into position for operating any one of the levers. It will also be obvious that the occupant or occupants of the single or double carriages may shift the same into osition conveniently close to the particular ever or levers to be operated.

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine of the class described, the

combination, with a frame, of a plurality of mounted upon the frame; and a traveling carriage movable upon said platform into position adjacent any one of said actuating devices, to permit the same to be operated.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a frame, comprising a series of longitudinal sills, of a plurality of sets of transversely-disposed rock-bars carried by said sills; ground-treating implements secured to each rock-bar; a separate lever for actuating each set of rock-bars; a platform mounted upon said sills; and a traveling carriage movable upon said platform into position adjacent any one of said levers, to permit the same to be operated.

3. In a machine of the class described, the

combination, with a frame, comprising a ground-treating implements secured to each series of longitudinal sills, of a plurality of sets of transversely-disposed rock-bars carried by said sills; ground-treating implements secured to each rock-bar; a separate lever for actuating each set of rock-bars; a platform mounted upon said sills; a track secured to said platrorrn; and a traveling carriage movable in either direction upon said track into position adjacent any one of said levers, to permit the same to be operated, said carriage including a base member provided with wheels engaging the track.

4. In a machine of the class described, the

combination oi a plurality of connected sections, each including a frame, a plurality of sets of transverse rock-bars carried thereby,

rock-bar; and separate devices for actuating each set of rock-bars; a longitudinal platform secured to each frame; a track secured to each platform; and a transversely-disposed carriage extending across said frames and provided with wheeled supporting members engaging the several tracks, whereby the carriage may be moved in either direction upon said tracks, to permit the operation of any one of said actuating devices.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature, in presence or two witnesses.

THERIDES V. BARNARD. Witnesses:

, STERLING WELLS, R. P. WILLEUTT. 

